But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve personal health, enhance national security and encourage our nations economic viability. – Jim Clyburn
Environmental policy must strike a balance between the earths best interests and our citizens pressing needs. – Jim Clyburn
Environmental protection doesnt happen in a vacuum. You cant separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. – Jim Clyburn
Pharmaceutical companies are enjoying unprecedented profits and access with this Administration. Yet the Republicans prescription drug plan for seniors has been a colossal failure, and over 43 million Americans wake up every morning without health insurance. – Jim Clyburn
When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl. – James Barrie